Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice at Home: Nepal

Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice Series (Open Society Foundations), 2014, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-22 This report summarizes a two-year study on how Nepal regulates …

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Investing in Human Rights: Using Bilateral Investment Treaties to Hold Multinational Corporations Liable for Labor Rights Violations

Hang contextualizes recent labor violations by multinational corporations in light of Chinese labor law and the development of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). She contends that BITs have provided inadequate protections …

Corée du Sud. Décision du tribunal concernant l'autorité de l'agence administrative dans l'examen du rapport d'établissement du syndicat (Numéro de cas: 2011Du6998).

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice visant à déterminer si l’organisme administratif peut examiner de manière approfondie les exigences de la loi sur l’ajustement des syndicats et des relations de travail concernant un rapport d’établissement syndical et…

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South African Informal Traders Forum and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others; South African National Traders Retail Association v City of Johannesburg and Others

(CCT 173/13 ; CCT 174/14) [2014] ZACC 8; 2014 (6) BCLR 726 (CC); 2014 (4) SA 371 (CC) (4 April 2014) “The Constitutional Court granted the applicants leave to appeal …

HOW MANY MORE YEARS A SLAVE? Trafficking for forced labour in Hong Kong

In light of recent cases on abuse of migrant domestic helpers in Hong Kong, this article identifies the gaps between international law and Hong Kong legislation on trafficking for forced …

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Armenia: Russia Puts Squeeze on Migrant Workers 

This article discusses the Armenian migrant workers in Russia. In 2014 Russia changes the law in the detriment of Armenian migrants. Armenian migrants were allowed to stay in Russia no …

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Corée du Sud. Décision d'un tribunal concernant une mesure disciplinaire injuste à l'encontre des caddies de terrains de golf (Numéro de cas: 2011Da78804).

Il s’agit d’une décision de justice qui détermine si les caddies d’un terrain de golf sont considérés comme des travailleurs au sens de la loi sur les normes du travail et de la loi sur les relations de travail et les syndicats, et…

Culture Shock: The Exploitation of J-1 Cultural Exchange Workers

This report describes how the J1 visa program in the U.S., which was originally intended as a visa for cultural exchange, is increasingly being used by employers as a source …

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Training Module for Two Day Workshop on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act – 2013

The training module seeks to sensitize and create awareness among the working masses as to what “sexual harassment” entails. To that end, the training module provides an overview of the …

Effets des regroupements d'entreprises sur les contrats de travail au Nigéria

Cet article examine la situation critique des employés en ce qui concerne les regroupements d'entreprises et le changement de propriétaire au Nigeria. L'article fait une analyse comparative des lois du Royaume-Uni et de la France, avec…

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